Unit 3 Flashcards
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Compel
A
To force or strongly persuade ; coerce
Syn: Sway
1
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PEL/PULS
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To push, to drive
2
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Impulse
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A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Syn: whim, spur
3
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Expel
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To send out or away
Syn: eject
Ant: admit
4
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Jac/Ject
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To throw, to cast
5
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Conjecture
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A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Syn: theory
Ant: fact
6
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Dejected
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Downcast or sad, depressed
Syn: dispirited
Ant: animated
7
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Abject
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Lowly, miserable and wretched
Syn: degraded
Ant: exalted
8
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MIT/MIS
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Send
9
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Emissary
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An agent sent out on a mission
Syn: go between
10
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Dismissive
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Showing little regard, scornful
11
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Remiss
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Failing to fulfill one’s duty ; negligent
Syn: delinquent
Ant: prudent
12
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MOT/MOV
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Cause for action
Syn: incentive
13
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Motif
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A recurring theme, subject or idea
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Emote
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To dramatically express emotions
Syn: dramatize
